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Topic: Lots of gear from "GrandPa's Lot" (Read 10634 times)

I HAVE DELETED ALL OF MY ACTIVITY WITHIN THIS THREAD, ADMIN PLEASE LOCK OR DELETE.

I am removing all the items for sale and all of my posts and I will not sale anything else via this forum. My apologies to those I offended but more importantly to those who wanted to buy the gear but now cannot. This lot was the worst buy I have made so far as it is not worth the trouble and BS I have received.

About the Fluke 731D , better check the battery inside, who knows what happened to those old cells ? Leak ? Corrosion ? At least to protect your investment. There are few threads if I'm not mistaken in this forum about this beast, just search for it.

Fluke 8502 & 2- 8506 units for parts. I CAN go through and test them all but really don't want to.

If you need just a card or parts, please let me know. I have two STACKED units myself and want to se others bring these back to life.

$$$$$ = free, just pay shipping, for parts only, I will NOT send all 3 of these units to one hoarder.

MUCH LOVE & Sharing is key

I need a Current measurement card ("Current Shunts") for my 8505a. Mine has the option stamped on the back panel, but the actual card is missing. 8505a and 8506a are identical except for the RMS conversion.

Update: since the HP3456A are so cheap on eBay, I think its better than I keep these units. I cannot consider $100 for a calibrated, 6.5 digit DMM fair, especially since the next best thing is the 3458

The 3456A are getting fairly long in the tooth and there was a lot of them made. In your shoes @inverted go to the bother of testing them against a few basic standards you have and they are then worth more than the 'for parts' units on evilbay say $150'ish wouldn't be out of order 'tested'. Flog them and buy a single more bench/SWMBO friendly 34401A

Well, not specifically right now, but when I do buy stuff from people (or even just chat with them) I base my decisions not just on how they act towards me when I am a meal ticket but also how they've previously dealt with things, good and bad. So I was interested, just not in what you wanted me to be.

Best way to deal with this is just drop it if you don't like it, you know.

But since you mention it

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does not give you any right to question them about it

Had you not got 8K posts behind you I'd have to ask if you were new to EEVBlog! There is even a sticky thread in this very topic where posters seems to believe they do have the right to ask questions. And their targets don't get the chance to answer them.

Indeed...hope they eBay it out...actually hope the moderators delete the thread...the pity story, and death, and buying my first car, gets pretyy damn old. I offered them eactly what the asked for....cash for the entire lot...blah blah.

IMO: The most expensive items you have are the radios, so take special care to get those checked out. The other test gear adds up quickly at around $300-$500 each, even in "needs repair" condition. If some of those units are fully functional, you can get $1K plus. This is an amazing collection and if we can still make a deal for it all, than I am very interested; have cash and a trailer. I do not want to buy and "flip" these myself, I want to repair and use what I keep. The rest can go "at cost" to the rest of the community.

I am officially extending an invite to three-four-five people to come play with everything and help me find out what is working, whats not, and help with valuation. I just do not think I can do it all myself. Time and date TBD, but in the very near future. I hope it will be a fun meet-n-greet. Almost all the gear is HP, Fluke and Tek. Specifically looking for a person(s) (guy or gal) who can help with the spectrum analyzers and signal generators, HAM radios, and any volt-nuts into DC standards. I will provide the food and beverages and we can all hang out and play with this 'once in a lifetime lot.' Though my wife's cooking is good, since she is allowing me leave the stuff strewn all over the place, quite literally, we will eat out for two meals, on me. Please see the warning below.

Warning: I 'space out' from time to time and the medication I take helps but doesn't cure it (my brain has been irreparably bruised). I grew up a 'shit-kicking surfer' and had a laid back vibe, until the military; now I don't sleep well and suffer severe depression. I am a nice guy in general, but I cannot stand "know it all, do it my way now, closed minded people" and I will quickly put you in your place; I have dealt with enough of that for many lifetimes. If you like to talk down to people, please stay away. I tell you this now so you are aware and know what I expect. Be respectful of everyone and it'll be a blasty-blast. If there are items you want to buy, please talk to me in advance, and we can make it happen. edit* and I have a dog and cat. Husky breed, sheds a lot.

I'll leave this here too. I spent $8400 for the gear, and another $400 in travel costs. You all can do the math. I have also extended open offers to "PICK SOMETHING YOU LIKE" to several forum members, including EEVBLOG, and I will give them the gear and pay shipping. Thats all I'll say about the matter, all you haters, go get a life!